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Anna Tritten

Female 1686 - 1758  (72 years)


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  • Name Anna Tritten 
    Born 26/26 Jan 1685/6  Berrothau, Alsace, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 30 Mar 1758  , York, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Reformed Church Cemetery, , York, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3650  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Family Johann Christian Wampfler,   b. Abt 1685, of Sparsbach, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1763, of, York, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Married 14 May 1715  Diedendorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F783  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BIOGRAPHY:
      1. The book, FHL 929.273 w181wf, "A Wampler Family History," by Roy H. Wampler, Chevy Chase, MD, 1999, pp. 11-26, detail the biographies of Johann Christian Wamfler and his descendants in America:
      A. "...By 1749, two years after their immigration in 1747, the Wamplers were taking steps to make their home in York, PA. but there is evidence that during the previous two years at least some members of the family were living in the vicinity of Lancaster, PA. Bergert reports that the records of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, show that Justina Magdalena Wampfler was listed among the communicants there in 1747 and 1748, with a notation, 'husband Reformed.' Her husband was Christian Wampler, one of the sons of Joh. Christian Wampler. The town of York was established in 1741 by John, Thomas and Richard Penn, Proprietaries and Governors in Chief of Pennsylvania. In 1741 about 103 acres were laid out; in 1752 and 1768 the town was resurveyed as 446.5 acres. One of the early lots was acquired by the Wamplers. 'Lot 160. Christian Wampler obtained ticket, June 15, 1749...' Lot 160 was located on East Philadelphia Street at the northeast corner of its intersection with North George Street, acccording to the map prepared in 1754 by George Stevenson. The histories of York County, Pennsylvania, by Gibson and Prowell state that a Reformed congregation was organized in York, and in 1743 a block house was erected on a lot granted by the Penns. Both these histories give 'a list of some of the more prominent persons who were members before 1754.' Included among the 66 names are Christian Wampler and Christian Wampler, Sr. Burgert also includes a reference to this list, stating: 'Two Christian Wampflers signed the church doctrine in 1754.' An index to the early records of the York County court of Quarter Sessions lists the name of John Christian Wambler (sic) in Docket Book R which covers the period 1754 to 1755. The published index does not indicate the nature of the case before the court to which John Christian Wampler was a party, and the original docket books merely provided short abstracts of the cases. it is unknown whether complete transcripts of cases from the early years are now extant. This court record provides evidence that Joh. Christian Wampler was alive ca. 1754-55, but no record of his death has been found. Records of Christ Lutheran Church, York, contain an entry on the death of his wife in 1758. Included are data on her origins, her marriage and her family: 'Anna Wampler born Jan. 26, 1686, died at 3 a.m., March 30, 1758, and buried in the Reformed Churchyard in York. Her father was Jacob Tritten, her mother Anne (nee Feusser), from Berrothau in Alsace. Came to America in 1747 with her husband, Christian Wampler, who she married in 1715. They had eight children, of whom five survive.' Carter and Glossbrenner's 'History of York County,' publ. in 1834 gives a discussion of the German Reformed Church in York (p. 40): 'The old church of wood was, in this state of the congregation, too small for convenience: it was accordingly removed, and on the 24th of May 1763, the corner stone was laid for a new edifice. This church of stone was complete in the following year, Christian Wamppler (sic) being the architect.' Burgert also gives a short comment on the church of 1763: 'Christian Wampfler was the Baumeister for the new church in 1763.' It is not certain whether the Christian Wampler in question is Johann Christian Wampler or his son, Christian Wampler. Since other records indicate that the younger Christian Wampler was living in Manheim Township in the southern part of York County by about 1756, I am inclined to think that the reference is to the elder Joh. Christina Wampler. No record of his death has been found, and he may well have been alive and active in 1763. Assuming that the estimate of his birth, ca. 1685, is fairly accurate, he would have been about 78 years of age at that time."
      B. Extensive biographies follow for their children in the book.
      C. Referenced sources:
      a. Fred Wampler books as already cited herein.
      b. Annette Kunselman Burgert, "Eighteenth Century Emigrnts from the Northern Alsace to America," Picton Press, Camden, ME, 1992.
      c. Historical Society of York Co., PA. Vital Records: Records of Christ Lutheran Church, York, PA.
      d. R.B. Strassburger, "Pennsylvania German Pioneers; a Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808," 3 volumes, reprinted, Baltimore, 1966.
      e. "Notes and Documents Concerning the Manorial History of the Town of York, York Co., PA," comp. by Henry James Young, with additions by P.A. Gross and L.A. Heilman. Special Publication No. 47, South Central Pennsylvania Gen. Society, York, PA; Jan 1992.
      f. John Gibson, "History of York County, PA," F. A. Battey Pub. CO., Chicago, 1886.
      g. George R. Prowell, "History of York Co., PA," 2 vols. J.H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1907.
      h. "Names Found in York County Court of Quarter Sessions Docket Boooks for 1749-1754," Special Publication No. 12, South Central Pennsylvania Gen. Society, York, PA;1980.
      i. "York Co., PA, Church Records of the 18th Century," 3 vols., comp. and ed. by Marlene S. Bates & F. Edward Wright, Family Line Pub., Westminster,MD, 1991.
      j. W.C. Carter and A.J. Glossbrenner, "History of York County from ites Erection to the Present Time (1729-1834)," Originally published 1834. New edition ed. by A.M. Aurand Jr., The Aurand Press, Harrisburg, PA, 1930.

      2. FHL book 974.8 B4pgp "Eighteenth Century Emigrants from the Northern Alsace to America," by Annette Kunselman Burgert (Camden, ME; Picton Press), pp. 2-3, 520-24:
      A brief description of the area from which the Wamplers came from in the Northern Alsace:
      "In the eighteenth century, the northwestern section belonged to the Counts of Nassau and was known as the Grafschaft of Nassau-Saarwerden. Several of the families mentioned in the Reformed parish records at Diedendorf actually lived in the neighboring territories of Lixheim and Vinstingen, which are today located in the neighboring Departement of Moselle. Members of these families emigrated to Pennsylvania in the eighteenth century and are included in this study, although the villages are not located in Bas-Rhin today. This area is approximately forty miles northwest of the city of Strasbourg.
      As early as 1559, the Count of Nassau granted refuge in Nassau-Saarwerden to Huguenots who were expelled from French territory for religious reasons.
      The Grafschaft of Nassau-Saarwerden was occupied by France and Lorraine from 1649-1670 and during this period the Lutheran religion was forbidden and the Catholic church was the official church. After a brief interval, Louis XIV invaded in 1676. In 1698 the county was returned to the jurisdiction of the Counts of Nassau, and the Lutheran religion was once more the official religion...
      WAMPFFLER, JOH. CHRISTIAN (Herbitzheim=67260 Sarre-Union)
      WAMPFFLER, CHRISTIAN
      WAMPFFLER, JOH. LUDWIG
      WAMPFFLER, JORG
      [Immigration on the ship] "Bilander Vernon," 1747. [Source:] S-H, I: 364 [Ralph Beaver Strassburger and William John Hinke, Pennsylvania German Pioneers. 3 vols. (Norristown, 1934)].
      European Records
      Diedendorf Reformed KB [Kirchebook (Church book)]:
      Joh. Christian Wampffler, linenweaver at (?Spach)-bach, [?Spechbach = 68720 Illprerth] son of the late Christian Wampffler, m. 14 May 1715 Anna, daughter of Jacob Tritt(er) of Herbisheim.
      Keskastel Lutheran KB:
      Hans Christian Wampffler, linenweaver and bildweber, and wife Anna had:
      1. Hans Georg bp. 9 Aug. 1716 at Herbisheim; Sp.: Hans Georg Isenmann; Hans Peter Wampifier; Anna, daughter of the schoolmaster Johannes Bentz.
      2. Christian bp. 6 Feb. 1718; Sp.: Lazarus Bitsch; Christian ?Pont; Barbara, daughter of Jacob Dritt [Tritt].
      3. Maria Catharina bp. 21 Oct. 1719
      Herbitzheim Lutheran KB:
      Joh. Christian Wamffler, weaver in Herbitzheim and wife Anna had:
      4. Anna Magdalena bp. 7 Mar. 1721, d. 10 Jan. 1742, age 20 years, 10 months, 1 day. Sp.: Johannes Wamffler; Anna Elisabetha Bentz, single; Magdalena Heller, single.
      5. Margaretha bp. 12 Oct. 1722; sp. in 1740
      6. Maria Barbara b. 26 Aug. 1724, bp. 27 Aug. 1724 Sp. Justus Erb, Maria Barbara Gelbach; Elisabetha Bentz.
      7. Hans Adam b. 15 June 1726, bp. 18 June 1726; d. 31 July 1733
      8. Joh. Ludwig b. 13 Oct. 1730, bp. 17 Oct. 1730
      Christian Wampffler, the younger, inhabitant at Herbitzheim and wife Justina Magdalena had:
      1. Anna Margaretha b. 17 Mar. 1746, bp. 20 Mar. 1746; Sp.: Johannes Wampffler, citizen and linenweaver here; Joh. Nickel, son of Christian Hochstädter, the Herrschaffl. Hoffbestander here [q.v.]; Anna Maria, wife of Ulrich Hochstädter, "des Meicker aufdem Witterwald"; Anna
      Margaretha, daughter of Joh. Nickel Schneider, citizen and church censor at Herbitzheim.
      Verification of this emigrant provided by Dr. Bernd Golzer from the compiled records of Dr. Gerhard Hem: Records of Saarwerden county office for Herbitzheim:
      Justina Margretha, wife of Christian Wampfler, Jr., was a daughter of Philipp Christillus, smith at Herbitzheim, and his wife Louisa Pistorius.
      Dated 13 Dec. 1765, inventory of Louisa Pistorius Christillus: the daughter Justina has moved to America with her husband Christian Wampfler.
      American Records
      Christ Lutheran KB, York Co.:
      Died 30 Mar. 1758 - Anna Wampler, b. 26 Jan. 1686, buried in the Reformed churchyard in York. Her father was Jacob Tritten, her mother Ann nee Feusser, from Berrothau [?Baerenthal] in Alsace. Came to America in 1747 with her husband, Christian Wampler, whom she had married in 1715. They had eight children, five survive.
      Died Easter, 1758 - Georg Hoffeins, b. 10 Nov. 1726 in Blanckenloch, Baden Durlach [Blankenloch = W-7513 Stutensee], son of John Hoffeins and Catharina nee Hensch. Came to America in 1751; m. 1753 Margaret nee Wampfler. They had three children, two survive. Buried in the Lutheran churchyard 28 Mar. 1758.
      Trinity Lutheran KB, Lancaster:
      Communicants list, 1747- Justina Magdalena Wamblerin, husband Reformed.
      Communicants list, 1748- Justina Magdalena Wampfler.
      Rev. Jacob Lischy's records, York co. (Unpublished private records of Rev. Jacob Lischy, a Reformed minister who served congregations in York County, PA):
      Christian Wampffler and wife Justina had: Anna Rosina bp. 26 June 1757; Sp.: Christoph Michel and Anna Rosina
      Joh. Görg Wamffler and wife Eva had: Joh. Görg bp. 23 Apr. 1758; Sp.: Görg Ernst Meyer and Eva
      First Reformed KB, York:
      Two Christian Wampflers signed the church doctrine in 1754.
      Christian Wampfler was the Baumeister for the new church in 1763.
      George Wampfler and wife Eva nee Hannspach had:
      1. Maria Catharina b. 17 Aug. 1760, bp. 24 Aug. 1760; Sp Geo and Cath Amspacher (Christ Luth York)
      2. Elisabeth b. 19 June 1762, bp. 27 June 1762; Sp Nicklaus Schaeffer and wife
      3. Margaretha bp. 10 Apr. 1744. Sp.: Ludwig Fridlein
      4. A child b 27 July 1777, bp 24 Aug 1777; Sp.: Gottfried Gruber and wife
      York co. unrecorded Wills:
      Christian Wampffler, probated 12 Oct. 1764. Exrs: Abraham Weldie, Johannes Hunsicker (original in German; neither the original will or a contemporary translation which is noted in the related memorandum are known to exist)."

      MARRIAGE:
      1. Book, "Wampler Family History 1500s - 1700s," by Fred B. Wampler, Ph.D., p. 63, marriage records for Diedendorf in Alsace: "1715, On May 14 were joined together (in holy matrimony) Johann Christian Wampfler, linen weaver of Sparsbach leg. son of the deceased Christian Wampfler former citizen of the same place (and) the maiden Anna: legitimate daughter of Jacob Trittten seigneurial servant at Herbitzheim."

      SOURCES_MISC:
      1. Book, "Wampler Family History 1500s - 1700s," by Fred B. Wampler, Ph.D.

      2. Rootsweb.com Worldconnect database ":480580" 22 Feb 2003.

      3. The book, FHL 929.273 w181wf, "A Wampler Family History," by Roy H. Wampler, Chevy Chase, MD, 1999.